The same company was hit with a felony charge last month for allegedly falsifying data on its pollution control equipment.
Oscar Lee Stewart's body was found in the wreckage of a pawn shop in July. The shop was destroyed in the May 28 riots.
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is taking extra precautions to keep people safe during the pandemic.
Officials are reminding people to slow down and turn on their headlights as motorists deal with the season's first bout of winter weather.
City streets have increasingly become used by street racers this year.
The fire chief said it's the first call of its kind in his 18 years on the job.
The stay in place order at the University of Michigan is in effect through Election Day.
The institute is keeping tradition alive, but doing it drive-thru style.
This October storm isn't messing around.
It's a race between Democratic incumbent Rep. Dean Phillips and political newcomer and Republican Kendall Qualls.
The test positivity rate continues to climb.
Randal Thom was a regular attendee at the president's rallies.
The 55-year-old is facing numerous felony charges.
Southwest Minnesota ethanol cooperative Corn Plus faces felony charges after federal regulators accuse them of misleading reports about pollution equipment. The latest complaint says company officials falsely claim pollution equipment was working when it wasn't. It's the latest in a series of environmental infractions.
Bushmills Ethanol in Atwater has agreed to pay a civil penalty after discharging polluted wastewater from 2008 and 2011 and providing false information about those discharges.
It’s a huge loss for environmental groups, who have cited studies saying heightened levels of mercury can cause nerve damage and developmental problems in humans. U.S. Steel officials say they hope to start construction next year.
Friday looks like another of those muggy days that keep air pollution trapped near the ground. The Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality advisory for the Twin Cities and Rochester from noon to midnight. Conditions got bad enough on Wednesday that the agency upgraded its advisory to a health alert.
Building permits are on the rise in the Twin Cities. According to data from the Keystone Report for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities, building permits issued in the Twin Cities this month were up 57 percent over last July, to 403, and the number of units permitted more than doubled, to 783. The data also revealed that 3,953 units have been permitted, up 75 percent over the same time last year.
The American Lung Association released its "State of the Air" report Wednesday and has given Ramsey County an "F" for "short-term particle pollution." That's down from a "B'' in 2009, a "C" in 2010 and a "D'' in 2011. Overall, Minnesota earned better grades for "high ozone days," but lower grades for "high particle pollution days."
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